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Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide economic incentives for the preservation of open space and conservation of natural resources, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Paul Coverdell Homestead Open Space Preservation and Conservation Act of 2006 (sic) - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain tax-exempt conservation organizations a tax credit for expenditures to acquire and maintain real property interests exclusively for conservation purposes.
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Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill TextA bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes. 5/23/2007--Introduced. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a biofuels innovation program which shall: (1) encourage production of dedicated energy crops in a sustainable manner that protects the soil, air, water, and wildlife; (2) provide financial and technical assistance to owners and operators of eligible cropland to produce energy crops and crop mixes to support development and expansion of crop use for biofuels, power or heat generation to supplement or replace nonbiobased energy sources, and biobased products to supplement or replace non-biobased products; (3) establish biofuels innovation program project areas; and (4) provide financial and technical assistance to owners and operators for harvesting, storing, and [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Accounting, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Animals, Authorization, Budgets, Chesapeake Bay, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Delaware, District of Columbia, Droughts, Ecological research, Ecosystem management, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental technology, Estuaries, Eutrophication, Executive departments, Federal aid to water pollution control, Federal-local relations, Government information, Government publicity, Habitat conservation, Law, Licenses, Local government, Marine ecology, Marine resources, Marine resources conservation, Maryland, Natural resources, New York State, Nitrogen, Nonpoint source pollution, Nonprofit organizations, Pennsylvania, Performance measurement, Phosphorus, Rain and rainfall, Restoration ecology, Revolving funds, Rivers, Sediment control, Sedimentation, Sewage treatment, Social services, Solid wastes, State and local government, Technology, Virginia, Water pollution, Water quality, Water resources, Watersheds, West Virginia
Latest Action: 01/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Bill TextTo amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve and reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay program. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Chesapeake Bay Restoration Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to revise requirements for implementation and monitoring grants under the Chesapeake Bay Agreement and for reporting on federally-funded projects under such Agreement. Requires federal agencies that carry out activities within the watershed to: (1) participate in planning and restoration programs; and (2) ensure that such activities comply with the Chesapeake Bay Agreement and the Federal Agencies Chesapeake Ecosystem Unified Plan. Requires the President to submit as part of the annual federal budget information regarding each federal agency involved in Chesapeake Bay restoration. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to report on progress in achieving and maintaining nutrient and sediment reduction [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Agricultural pollution, Agriculture, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Animals, Biomass energy, Budgets, Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide, Clean coal technology, Climate change, Coal, Coastal zone, Data banks, Department of Energy, Dislocated workers, Ecosystem management, Electric power plants, Electric power production, Emissions trading, Endangered species, Energy, Energy assistance for the poor, Energy conservation, Energy conservation in buildings, Energy efficiency, Energy research, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental research, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to research, Fishery management, Foreign policy, Forest conservation, Forest management, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Government trust funds, Grazing, Greenhouse gases, Habitat conservation, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, Labor, Land use, Law, Marine resources, National parks, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Non-native species, Plant protection, Public lands, Range management, Reforestation, Research grants, Restoration ecology, Science policy, Technological innovations, Technology, Water resources, Welfare, Wetlands, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife refuges
Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S681) Bill TextA bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a program to regulate the emission of greenhouse gases from electric utilities. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an allowance trading program to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electric generating facilities that: (1) have a nameplate capacity greater than 25 megawatts; (2) combust GHG emitting fuels; and (3) generate electricity for sale. Provides for annual tonnage limitations for GHG emissions from such facilities for 2011-2020.Requires the Administrator to establish: (1) a Climate Science Advisory Panel; (2) a safe climate level; (3) a Climate Action Trust Fund for the Administrator to use to carry out this Act; and (4) an innovative low- and zero-emitting carbon technologies program, a clean coal technologies program, and an energy efficiency technology program.[...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/31/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13645-13646; text as passed Senate: CR S13645-13646; text of measure as introduced: CR S13641) Bill TextA resolution recognizing 2007 as the year of the 100th Anniversary of the American Society of Agronomy. 10/31/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes 2007 as the 100th anniversary of the American Society of Agronomy.
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Alabama, Animals, Anthrax, Budgets, Colorado, Crop insurance, Department of Agriculture, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Executive departments, Federal employees, Finance, Fires, Floods, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Hurricanes, Kansas, Law, Livestock, Losses, Louisiana, Mississippi, Natural resources, Nebraska, New Mexico, Off-budget expenditures, Oklahoma, Recruiting of employees, Soil conservation, Storms, Texas, Wetlands
Latest Action: 03/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. Bill TextTo provide assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses in 2005, 2006, or 2007 as a result of natural disasters, and for other purposes. 1/11/2007--Introduced. Natural Disaster Relief Act - Defines "hurricane-affected county" as: (1) a county covered by a natural disaster declaration related to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, or related condition; and (2) a contiguous county. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency financial assistance to eligible agricultural producers (other than sugar cane and sugar beet producers) who have incurred qualifying 2005-2007 crop losses due to weather or related conditions (including crop disease, insects, and delayed harvest) with respect to which a natural disaster declaration has been made. Requires a producer who suffered qualifying losses to elect assistance for only one of such years. Directs the Secretary to provide: (1) payments through the 2002 livestock compensation [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Budgets, Business, Civil liberties, Colorado, Commemorations, Communications, Economic policy, Executive departments, Government information, Government paperwork, Grants-in-aid, Historic sites, History, Land use, Landscape protection, Maps, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Outdoor recreation, Planning, Public lands, Public meetings, Public-private partnerships, Regional economic development, Right of property, Rural affairs, Signs and signboards, Sports, Tourism, Water resources, Water rights, West (U.S.)
Latest Action: 09/17/2007 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-171. Bill TextA bill to establish the South Park National Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. 9/17/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) South Park National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the South Park National Heritage Area in South Park, Colorado. Requires the Park County Tourism & Community Development Office to submit a management plan for the Area. Authorizes appropriations.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Agricultural credit, Agricultural education, Agricultural extension work, Agricultural innovations, Agricultural pollution, Agricultural research, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Alternative energy sources, Animals, Authorization, Biomass energy, Broadband, Budgets, Business, Cellulose, Children, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Dairy industry, Defense contracts, Defense economics, Demography, Department of Agriculture, Economic policy, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Employee training, Energy, Energy crops, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Farmers, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Finance, Food, Food relief, Food stamps, Forestry, Fruit, Government information, Government paperwork, Government procurement, Government spending reductions, Grants-in-aid, Hazardous substances, Higher education, Internet, Job training, Law, Livestock, Marketing of farm produce, Minorities, Minority business enterprises, Natural resources, Organic farming, Pest control, Pesticides, Produce trade, Protection of animals, Public contracts, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, School lunch program, Science policy, Small farms, Sustainable agriculture, Technology, Technology transfer, Telecommunication, Vegetables, Welfare, WIC program
Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1800-1808) Bill TextA bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes. 2/8/2007--Introduced. Rural Opportunities Act of 2007 - Amends the Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) make state grants for extension, education, applied research, and development activities at institutions of higher education, state agencies, or partnerships for local and regional bioenergy and biobased product use and production; and (2) provide funds for basic research on next generation technology. Authorizes the Secretary to make supplemental rural cooperative development grants. Amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary to: (1) [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2357-2358) Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species, and for other purposes. 2/28/2007--Introduced. Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain landowners whose property contains the habitat of an endangered or threatened species and who enter into a habitat protection agreement a tax credit for costs relating to habitat protection easements and restoration. Places limits on the amount of such credit for calendar years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to study and report to Congress on the effectiveness of such credit.Allows a tax deduction for expenditures related to recovery plans approved by the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Excludes from gross income certain payments under: (1) the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program authorized by the Partners [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill TextA bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share payments for on-farm energy production under the environmental quality incentives program. 3/8/2007--Introduced. On-farm Energy Production Act of 2007 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share payments for on-farm energy production (including solar and wind energy and renewable fuel) under the environmental quality incentives program.
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Latest Action: 06/18/2008 - Vetoed by President. (text of veto message: CR H5535) Bill TextTo provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Introduced. Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 - Provides for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through FY2012.Revises agricultural and related programs, including provisions respecting: (1) commodity programs; (2) conservation; (3) trade; (4) nutrition; (5) credit; (6) rural development; (7) research and related matters; (8) forestry; (9) energy; (10) horticulture and organic agriculture; (11) livestock; (12) crop insurance and disaster assistance; (13) socially disadvantaged and limited resource producers; and (14) miscellaneous programs.Directs the President to establish and maintain an importer declaration program with respect to the importation of softwood lumber and softwood lumber products.Establishes the Bill Emerson National Hunger [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextA bill to extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, to suspend permanent price support authorities beyond that date, and for other purposes. 3/14/2008--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Extends: (1) with specified exceptions, agricultural programs under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 until April 18, 2008; and (2) the farmland protection program, the ground and surface water conservation program, and the wildlife habitat incentives program. Suspends permanent price support authorities through April 18, 2008.
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee co Bill TextTo extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, to suspend permanent price support authorities beyond that date, and for other purposes. 3/11/2008--Introduced. Extends: (1) with specified exceptions, agricultural programs under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 until April 18, 2008; and (2) the farmland protection program, the ground and surface water conservation program, and the wildlife habitat incentives program. Suspends permanent price support authorities through April 18, 2008.
Latest Action: 11/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 4 parcels of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the city of Twin Falls, Idaho. 11/14/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to convey four specified parcels of land in Twin Falls, Idaho, to the city of Twin Falls for use to support public purposes, including a limited agricultural exemption to allow for water quality and wildlife habitat improvements.
Latest Action: 09/16/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with amendments. Without written report. Bill TextA bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 4 parcels of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the city of Twin Falls, Idaho. 11/14/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to convey four specified parcels of land in Twin Falls, Idaho, to the city of Twin Falls for use to support public purposes, including a limited agricultural exemption to allow for water quality and wildlife habitat improvements.
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Latest Action: 11/02/2007 - Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Harkin. With written report No. 110-220. Additional views filed. Bill TextAn original bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 11/2/2007--Introduced. Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Revises agricultural and related programs and provisions respecting: (1) producer income; (2) conservation; (3) trade; (4) nutrition; (5) credit; (6) rural development and investment; (7) research and related matters; (8) forestry; (9) energy; (10) livestock marketing; and (11) agricultural security.
Latest Action: 10/31/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13645-13646; text as passed Senate: CR S13645-13646; text of measure as introduced: CR S13641) Bill TextA resolution recognizing 2007 as the year of the 100th Anniversary of the American Society of Agronomy. 10/31/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes 2007 as the 100th anniversary of the American Society of Agronomy.
Latest Action: 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. Bill TextRecognizing the 100th anniversary of the American Society of Agronomy. 10/30/2007--Introduced. Recognizes the 100th anniversary of the American Society of Agronomy.
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Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 446. Bill TextAn original bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish supplemental agricultural disaster assistance and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for conservation and alternative energy sources and to provide tax relief for farmers, and for other purposes. 10/25/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 - Title I: Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance from the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund - (Sec. 101) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish a program of supplemental agricultural disaster assistance. Establishes an Agriculture Disaster Relief Trust Fund to provide payments to farmers and ranchers who suffer losses in areas declared as disaster areas by the [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/24/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill TextA bill to extend and improve agricultural programs, and for other purposes. 10/24/2007--Introduced. Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health Act of 2007 - Amends the federal crop insurance program. Establishes: (1) a risk management account contract program; (2) a conservation planning pilot program; (3) a nutrient reduction and sediment control pilot program for the Chesapeake Bay watershed; (4) a national clean plant network; (5) an Office of Pest Management Policy; and (6) a program of hunger-free community collaborative and infrastructure grants. Extends and revises specified programs for: (1) commodity assistance; (2) conservation; (3) specialty crops; (4) food programs and nutrition, (5) agricultural trade; (6) rural development; (7) forestry; and (8) energy, including biobased products. Food Employment Empowerment and Development Program Act of 2007 or FEED Act of 2007 - Establishes the food employment empowerment and development program to [...] show full description
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